Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

A good listeneris not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.

People say law but they mean wealth.